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6th District: Jim Knoblach

SNAPSHOT Rep. Jim Knoblach has the been Republican standard-bearer
in the House on tax policy for the last several years, since becoming chairman
of the influential House Ways and Means Committee in 2003. He was also the
Assistant Majority leader in the House for four years. Prior to his election
in 1994, he owned a direct mail and data processing business. He was an executive
at MediSense, a biotechnology products company.

Knoblach said he hadn't planned to enter the race so early (he joined the
fray on Valentine's Day 2005) but felt he had little choice. "I wouldn't be
announcing if others weren't," Knoblach said. The low-key Knoblach didn't
call a press conference, instead sharing the news personally with reporters
at the state Capitol.

His campaign ended on May 6, 2006 when the District 6 convention endorsed Michele Bachmann for the seat.

He is an avid outdoorsman. He climbed Mt. Ranier in Washington. He has also
run in the Twin Cities marathon.

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Bachmann easily won the endorsement contest Saturday in Monticello and is looking ahead to the November election. Her three challengers say they are sticking to their pledge not to run in a primary.
(05/06/2006)

There's always some politics in every policy debate at the Legislature. Republican Reps. Phil Krinkie and Jim Knoblach are taking that to a higher level at the Capitol, because they're running against each other for the same Congressional seat. Some say they're trying to "out-conservatize" each other.
(04/07/2006)

A state lawmaker wants Minneapolis and St.
Paul police to be able to question people at random about their immigration status. Rep. Jim Knoblach says
he plans to introduce a bill that would strip the cities of their
ordinances that limit enforcement of immigration laws. He talked with All Things Considered host Tom Crann.
(12/14/2005)

The Republicans vying for a spot on Minnesota's
6th Congressional District ballot hauled in comparable amounts of
campaign cash and, in some cases, looked to the same donors,
according to reports that were due Friday.
(04/15/2005)